thorts of other people : Brett Fish

Taboo Topics: Race – Mixed Race Connections – Meet Wendy and Xylon Van Eyck

[Disclaimer: while in Americaland, the term “coloured” is a strongly negative term, in South Africa there is a unique group of people who have come from a heritage of different cultures but now have developed their own distinct culture. They are neither black nor white, nor are they mixed race, and they would call themselves ‘coloured'.] Marriage and Melanin “You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. We will make it through this.” The [...]

By brettfish|2015-05-12T16:04:45+02:00May 12th, 2015|family, inspire-ations, pain and Hope, relationships, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|0 Comments

Some thoughts from Spaghetti conversations [with Nkosi Wiseman Gola]

My friend Nkosi has written for me a number of times on this blog and so it was a great privilege to have him around for a special meal on Friday night with some friends, that i wrote about over here, and i asked him to share some of his impressions from the evening: Conversation is an integral part of transformation. It was for this reason that I went to Brett's house together with Monde [...]

By brettfish|2015-05-12T07:56:12+02:00May 12th, 2015|change the world, Food and foodlike things, inspire-ations, pain and Hope, people, the beautiful Val (tbV), things to wrestle with, thorts of other people|0 Comments

No Life of My Own: Part Violence Avoided

This is the last part i want to share from this book, but once again suggest that you grab a copy and read it in its entirety, especially if you are a white South African trying to get a fuller education of this country's history. This is a letter that Frank Chikane wrote on the 26th June 1986 that is addressed to the Institute For Contextual Theology but would have done well to land in [...]

By brettfish|2015-05-08T07:30:00+02:00May 8th, 2015|pain and Hope, thorts of other people, what i am reading|0 Comments

No Life of My Own: Part Church in Action

i love love love this piece on Christians not being saved to relax and enjoy the Kingdom of God while living in the midst of chaos in the world: = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = To be a Christian... We need to be alive to the reality that Jesus could not have established the church without dying on the cross and being raised again. [...]

By brettfish|2015-05-07T07:30:00+02:00May 7th, 2015|things to wrestle with, thorts of other people, what i am reading|0 Comments

No Life of My Own: Part Intro

My wife, tbV, has a thing about having a thing about buying me presents, maintaining that i am the hardest person to buy for [mostly cos if i want or need something i often just go and buy it myself]. But for my birthday this year she got it spot on - two books about South Africa by South Africans. The first one i read was Better to be Black by Antjie Krog which i [...]

By brettfish|2015-05-06T10:37:52+02:00May 6th, 2015|activities, thorts of other people, what i am reading|0 Comments

‘i, church’ – Let’s hear from from Steve Graybill

My good friend Steve Graybill from Americaland, who has written for my blog before both on his strength weakness [which he identified, ironically enough, as a thirst for knowledge] and also on Sex in Marriage recently bought a copy of my book, 'i, church' on Amazon. He had some questions and thoughts which he shared with me via email and i asked him if he would write them into a post so that we could get more people [...]

By brettfish|2015-05-06T07:51:12+02:00May 6th, 2015|bible things, challenging thorts, God stuff, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people|0 Comments

Jesus Feminist: Part Unwelcome Questions

So i recently finished reading the book Jesus Feminist by one of my favourite writery people, Sarah Bessey and thought i should share some of the highlight/challenging/interesting moments for me: In chapter three, titled 'Tangled-Up Roots', Sarah starts the chapter with this great George Carlin quote: Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist And then, speaking from a time when she was employed full-time and realising that women's ministry was largely aimed [...]

By brettfish|2015-05-04T09:21:31+02:00May 4th, 2015|inspire-ations, pain and Hope, thorts of other people, what i am reading|0 Comments

What about Bob? A commentator weighs in: Meet Martha Mmebe

Martha, like Tsholo and Dre, was someone else who shared some thoughts in the comments section of the 'What about Bob?' conversation and i didn't want her words to be missed so i asked her to expand it into a longer post and here it is: [I am a young Black South African lady, working in a male dominant industry and studying towards my Bcom Degree. Very much active member of the society and believing [...]

By brettfish|2015-04-29T07:58:48+02:00April 29th, 2015|challenging thorts, change the world, local news, pain and Hope, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people|0 Comments

What ABOUT Bob? Dre brings the CAPS.

My friend Dre [actually Andrea Thorpe] has been commenting at various places in the 'What about Bob?' conversation and so i asked her if she'd be up to sharing some thoughts of her own... [I’m a white, English-speaking South African. I was born in the Eastern Cape in the ‘80s. I studied Journalism and Media Studies and English at Rhodes University, and later completed my Masters in English at Stellenbosch. I’m now roughly halfway through [...]

By brettfish|2015-04-28T13:18:21+02:00April 28th, 2015|challenging thorts, change the world, pain and Hope, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people|13 Comments

What about Bob? And Colette?

So those of you who follow my blog will be aware that i received an email from a friend who wanted to remain anonymous but was wrestling with some questions and issues as a white South African who is currently living overseas but looking in. i published Bob's email over here. i then invited some of my friends to respond and so far Alexa [white woman], Marlyn [coloured guy] and Tsholo [black woman] have shared [...]

By brettfish|2015-04-27T09:37:30+02:00April 27th, 2015|challenges, pain and Hope, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people|46 Comments